Audit and Risk Subcommittee

CONFIRMED MINUTES

 

Confirmed Minutes of an ordinary meeting of the Audit and Risk Subcommittee held in the Edinburgh Room, Municipal Chambers, The Octagon, Dunedin on Tuesday 02 August 2016, commencing at 2.00 pm

 

PRESENT

 

Chairperson

Susie Johnstone

 

Deputy Chairperson

 

 

Members

Cr Hilary Calvert

Janet  Copeland

 

Cr Chris Staynes

 

 

Mayor Dave Cull (Ex-Officio Member)

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

Grant McKenzie (Group Chief Financial Officer), Ruth Stokes (General Manager, Infrastructure and Networks), Sandy Graham (Group Manager, Corporate Services), Gavin Logie (Financial Controller), Andrew Slater (Risk and Internal Audit Manager), Phil Sinclair (Principal – Audit and Assurance, Crowe Horwath) and Martyn Solomon (Senior Client Manager – Audit and Assurance, Crowe Horwath)

 

Governance Support Officer      Wendy Collard

 

 

 

 

1       Apologies

An apology was received from Councillor Thomson.

 

Moved (Chairperson Susie Johnstone/Cr Chris Staynes) that the Subcommittee

 

Accepts the apology from Councillor Richard Thomson.

Motion carried

 

2       Confirmation of agenda

 

 

Moved (Chairperson Susie Johnstone/Cr Hilary Calvert): that the Subcommittee

 

Confirms the agenda without addition or alteration.

 

Motion carried (AR/2016/020)

 

 

3       Declarations of interest

Members were reminded of the need to stand aside from decision-making when a conflict arose between their role as an elected representative and any private or other external interest they might have.

 

Councillor Staynes provided an update to his Interest Register.

 

There were no declarations of interest made or conflicts of interest declared.

 

4       Confirmation of Minutes

4.1    Audit and Risk Subcommittee meeting - 28 June 2016

 

Moved (Janet Copeland/Cr Hilary Calvert): that the Subcommittee

 

Confirms the public part of the minutes of the Audit and Risk Subcommittee meeting held on 28 June 2016 as a correct record.

 

 Motion carried (AR/2016/021)

Part A Reports

5       Audit and Risk Subcommittee Work Plan 2016/17

 

 

There was a discussion on the work plan in particular the Audit and Risk Subcommittee's terms of reference and it was agreed that a copy of the draft terms of reference would be presented to the next meeting to be held on 13 September 2016.

 

 

Moved (Chairperson Susie Johnstone/Cr Chris Staynes): that the Subcommittee

 

a)     Notes the Audit and Risk Subcommittee Work Plan 2016/17.

Motion carried (AR/2016/022)

 

6       Schedule of Governance/Financial Policies

 

 

Following discussion on the Schedule of Governance/Financial Policies, it was agreed that a draft Contract Management Policy would be presented to the Audit and Risk Subcommittee meeting to be held on 13 September 2016.

 

 

Moved (Chairperson Susie Johnstone/Janet Copeland): that the Subcommittee

 

a)     Notes the Schedule of Governance/Financial Policies

Motion carried (AR/2016/023)

 

7       Insurance Renewals Year Ended 30 June 2017

 

 

A report from Civic provided a copy of the Insurance Renewals Year ended 30 June 2017 report that had been presented to Council at their meeting held on 1 August 2016 which had been provided for the Audit and Risk Subcommittee's information.

 

The Group Chief Financial Officer (Grant McKenzie) spoke to the report and  commented that changes had been negotiated which included policy terms, coverage and excesses.  Mr McKenzie advised that the 2016/17 premium had been impacted by an increase in the sums insured as Council continued to refine asset schedules and updated business continuity coverage.

 

The Financial Controller (Gavin Logie) responded to a question on the extent of the cover that had been arranged by Council for the Chairperson and Ms Copeland as the non-elected members of the Subcommittee in relation to the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.  Mr Logie advised that he would email confirmation of the cover to the Subcommittee.

 

 

Moved (Cr Chris Staynes/Cr Hilary Calvert): that the Subcommittee

 

a)     Notes the report on the Insurance Renewals Year ended 30 June 2017.

Motion carried (AR/2016/024)

 

8       Annual Report Timetable Year Ended 30 June 2016

 

 

A report from Finance provided the timetable in relation to the preparation and approval of the Dunedin City Council Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2016.  It noted that following a request from the Subcommittee, a high level timetable had been prepared by staff and Audit New Zealand.

 

Following discussion, it was agreed that a following task be included in the timetable:

 

a)     Review and monitoring of the "Actions Required" by the Audit and Risk Subcommittee.

 

 

Moved (Chairperson Susie Johnstone/Janet Copeland): that the Subcommittee

 

a)     Notes the Annual Report Timetable Year Ended 30 June 2016.

Motion carried (AR/2016/025)

 

9       Items for Consideration by the Chair

 

There were no items identified for consideration.

 

 

The Chairperson thanked the Group Chief Financial Officer (Mr McKenzie) for his excellent work and contribution to the Audit and Risk Subcommittee.  She noted that Mr McKenzie's personal moral code, skills, ability and persistence had been instrumental in ensuring that Council had made such significant progress in the development of a robust internal control system.  She commented that whilst the Subcommittee could lead on setting Policy and work plans that the embedding of Policy and updates to procedures within the organisation relied entirely on the commitment and tenacity of Mr McKenzie. The Chairperson commented that his skills would be missed and wished him well in his new role as Chief Executive Officer of Allied Press.

 

Mr McKenzie thanked the Audit and Risk Subcommittee for the important role that they had played and commented that he was a member of a larger team who had assisted in the development and improvements.


 

 

Resolution to exclude the public

Moved (Chairperson Susie Johnstone/Cr Hilary Calvert): that the Subcommittee

 

Pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, exclude the public from the following part of the proceedings of this meeting namely:

 

General subject of the matter to be considered

Reasons for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Ground(s) under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution

 

Reason for Confidentiality

C1  Audit and Risk Subcommittee meeting - 28 June 2016 - Public Excluded

S7(2)(j)

The withholding of the information is necessary to prevent the disclosure or use of official information for improper gain or improper advantage.

 

S48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

C2  Audit and Risk Subcommittee Action

S7(2)(h)

The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

 

S48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

C3  Crowe Horwath - Contract Management Audit Report

S7(2)(c)(ii)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence or which any person has been or could be compelled to provide under the authority of any enactment, where the making available of the information would be likely to damage the public interest.

 

S48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

C4  Update on the Internal Audit Programme

S7(2)(b)(ii)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.

S7(2)(c)(i)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence or which any person has been or could be compelled to provide under the authority of any enactment, where the making available of the information would be likely to prejudice the supply of similar information or information from the same source and it is in the public interest that such information should continue to be supplied.

S7(2)(h)

The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

 

S48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

C5  Internal Audit Recommendations and Action Plan - July 2016

S7(2)(c)(ii)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence or which any person has been or could be compelled to provide under the authority of any enactment, where the making available of the information would be likely to damage the public interest.

 

S48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

C6  Interim Audit Management Letter

S7(2)(b)(ii)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.

 

S48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

C7  Top 100 Suppliers for Council

S7(2)(b)(ii)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.

 

S48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

C8  ICT Security Policy and Standards

S7(2)(b)(ii)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.

 

S48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

C9  DCC Strategic Risk Register - July 2016

S7(2)(c)(ii)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence or which any person has been or could be compelled to provide under the authority of any enactment, where the making available of the information would be likely to damage the public interest.

 

 

 

 

S48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

C10  Risk Management Committee Minutes - 20 April 2016 and 3 June 2016

S7(2)(b)(ii)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.

S7(2)(h)

The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

 

S48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

C11  Annual Review - Dunedin City Council, Treasury Risk Management Policy

S7(2)(h)

The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

 

S48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

C12  Compliance with the Treasury Risk Management Policy

S7(2)(b)(ii)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.

S7(2)(h)

The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

 

 

 

 

 

S48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

C13  Health and Safety reporting for 1 June to 30 June 2016

S7(2)(a)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person.

 

S48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

C14  Protected Disclosure Register

S7(2)(h)

The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

 

S48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

C15  Investigation Register

S6(b)

The making available of the information would be likely to endanger the safety of a person.

 

S48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 6.

The matters detailed in this report are subject to investigation and information should remain confidential so as not to prejudice the investigation and any possible outcomes of the investigation.

C16  Review Update

S7(2)(a)

The withholding of the information is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person.

 

S48(1)(a)

The public conduct of the part of the meeting would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding exists under section 7.

 

This resolution is made in reliance on Section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, and the particular interest or interests protected by Section 6 or Section 7 of that Act, or Section 6 or Section 7 or Section 9 of the Official Information Act 1982, as the case may require, which would be prejudiced by the holding of the whole or the relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting in public are as shown above after each item.

 

That Phil Sinclair (Principal – Audit and Business Advisory, Crowe Horwath) and Martyn Solomon (Senior Client Manager – Audit and Assurance, Crowe Horwath) be permitted to attend the meeting, after the public has been excluded, because of their knowledge of Items C3 – C5.  This knowledge, which will be of assistance in relation to the matters to be discussed, is relevant because they will be reporting on the items under consideration.

 

 

 

That Kyle Cameron (Partner – Deloitte) be permitted to attend the meeting, after the public has been excluded, because his knowledge of Item C16.  This knowledge, which will be of assistance in relation to the matters to be discussed, is relevant because he will be reporting on the item under consideration.

 

Motion carried (AR/2016/026)

 

 

The meeting moved into confidential at 2.31 pm.

 

 

 

 

..............................................

CHAIRPERSON